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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to understand these important new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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